The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, New Edition
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, New Edition by Ted Honderich
English | 2005 | ISBN: 0199264791 | PDF | 1076 pages | 70 Mb
English | 2005 | ISBN: 0199264791 | PDF | 1076 pages | 70 Mb
Presents a philosophical reference work. In this edition, an international assembly of 249 philosophers has contributed almost 2,000 entries. It offers discussions of the aspects of philosophy, and of the lives and work of the great philosophers. It is meant as an introduction for general readers and as a guide for students.
It's basically an abriged encyclopedia of philosophy, full of concise explanations about philosophers and philosophical themes. A good resource for both layperson and academic! Each entry is written by a different author, all of them university professors, many of them noted philosophers such as Searle, Singer, or MacIntyre. This necessarily means some entries are better written than others, and from time to time authorial bias seeps through and slants the way a theme or philosopher is presented. Nonetheless, almost every entry I've read has been at least interesting, and many have provided crisp, keen insights in a microscopic amount of space. It has enormous bookshelf value, and I keep it right next to my desk.
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